Boxing for mattresses, cushions, and the like



-Oct- 25, 1932- R. E. RElcl-IELT BOXING FOR MATTRESSES, CUSHIONS, AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. l, 1928 Patented Oct. 25, 1932 UNITED! STATES raranr OFFICE RAYMOND E. REICHELKT, 0F MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNIYIEN'TS,v T0 UNION SPECIAL MACHINE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS BOXING FOR MATTRESSES,

Application filed November 'l` he present invention relates to mattresses, cushions and other like and similar articles, andhas reference more particularly to the boxing thereof.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a novel boxing for a mattress, cushion or the like, with reinforcing means, such as stays preferably attached to and extending transversely across a face of the boxing strip, such as uprightly or vertically, the stays being substantially parallel and spaced to form a series thereof adapted to hold the boxing strip in flat condition and to restore the same to flat form after being bent under a load that has been imposed upon and removed from the mattress, cushion or the like. The stays or reinforcing elements are preferably narrow and elongated and of material adapted to bend or fiex but being sufficiently rigid or stiff and having enough resilience to readily restore themselves and the attached strips to their original form or shape. The boxing is preferably a single ply strip of textile fabric, such as tick material, merely contacting the sides and ends of the filling of the mattress, cushion and the like, thus eliminating all work, trouble and cost heretofore required of tying, stitching, and otherwise connecting the filling and the boxing together. The boxing is self sustaining and does not require any support from the filling or any part thereof, such as springs, to restore the boxing toits original form after having been strained under a Weight.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel casing preferably having single ply top and bottom ticks and a single ply boxing strip having upright stays attached to the boxing as aforementioned, the filling, as a single unit,fmerely being inserted into and filling the entire interior of the casing. The stays will act to hold the boxing strip in a flat and stretched condition and in flat contact with the sides and ends of the filling. Any tendency to laterally bulge or the like, will be resisted by the stays and the fabric held taut thereby. The stays may be of any material suitable for the purposes of the invention, such as cords, rope, fibre elements or strips, composition strips, rods that are CUSHIONS, AND THE LIKE 1, 1928. Serial No. 316,443.

somewhat supple and flexible but resilient enough for normal restoring to original form, such as of semi-hard rubber and allied materials and substances, Woven or braided or twisted strands, whether of metal or nonmetallic, and various other and like compositions, materials and substances. The stays may be attached or secured to a face of the boxing strip in any suitable manner, as by stitches passing through the fabric and about the stays. If desired, the fabric may be de pressed to form a furrow or the like, to receive kthe stays and the stitches applied in suitable manner, although the depressions are not essential, since the stays may be attached to the fiat surface of the strip. The stay may be round, polygonal in cross-section, or non-crculai', or even flat strips as desired, no special cross-sectional form being essential. The upper and lower edges 0f the boxing strip may be secured. as by stitching in any suitable manner to the adjacent edges of the top and bottom ticks of the casing.

Other objects, capabilities, advantages and features are comprehended by the invention as will later appear and as are inherently possessed thereby.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. l is a view in perspective of a mattress constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in elevation of a boxing and stays with parts shown in broken section to aid the showing;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken in a plane represented by line 3-3 in 2 of the drawing.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the embodiment selected to illustrate the invention is shown in connection with a mattress or cushion'or the like filling 1 inserted, as a unit, into a casing comprising a top tick 2 of single ply fabric material, a bottom tick 3 of single ply fabric material, and a boxing strip of single ply fabric material surrounding the sides and ends of the filling l. The filling may be of any suitable construction, and with or without springs, as desired. The top and bottom edges of the boxing strip 4 and the adjacent edges of the top and bottom ticks 2 and 3, are stitched or sewed to` gether in any suitable manner, to form a roll edge as desired. The casing is made separate from and independently of the filling, the filling being insertediafter the casing is made.

Before the casing top and bottom are stitched to the boxing, the latter is made from a Single ply strip of fabric, such as ticking.

To this strip are attached at given intervalsA or spaces, reinforcing strips or stays 5, which extend transversely of or acrossthe boi-:ing strip and against a face thereof, preferably the inner face thereof when the strip is in place. The securement may be made by stitchings G and 7 in and by a suitable stitching machine. One way of effecting this is to place` the'stay against the inner surface of the strip, then folding or bringing the adjacent parts of the strip together, back 'to back, and stitching them on the rear or in ner side of the stays, and then bending back the adjacent strip portions. Other ways are possible. The stay will then repose in a furrow 8 of the strip so that it produces a ribbed formation to the fabric, such ribb portion being exposed to the outside and enhancing the appearance of the boxing. By having these ribs in the positions and forms shown in Fig. l of the drawing, the apparent height of the boxing will be greater than if the ribs Were omitted.4 Stitch portions 9 press against the back of the stay to firmly hold the stay in place, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The stays and ribs formec thereby, are preferably upright and in spaced parallel relation, the space being referably of less dimension than the height of the casing cr boxing. After the boxing is thus stayed and reinforced, the boxing then bey Sewed to the edges of the top and bottom ticks, one end of the casing being left open for the insertion of the lling l. rlhe latter being edected, the end segment of the boxing is then sewed to the adjacent end edges of the top and bottom ticks 2 and 3, in suitable manner.

` The filling just fills the casing and suliiciently presses 'against the boxing to hold the same in flat condition, the stiffness of the stays acting to thus hold the boxing in such condition. Any lateral pressure at any point of 'a stay will tend to cause the stay to laterally press bodily or throughout its whole length against the boxing strip, thus holding it fiat and taut. The shape of the boxing is accordingly maintained at all times. It cannot bulge or become rounded and unshapely. However, any weight which would compress the mattress or cushion so as to reduce its vertical height or thickness, would also cause the boxing and stays to bend or flex, the stays being supple enough for this, Ybut immediately upon the removal of such weight, the stays and the boxing are restored to their original form and tautness.

While I have herein described and upon the drawing shown, an illustrative embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that other constructions, arrangements of parts, details and features may be comprehended thereby without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus disclosed the invention, I claim:

l. A casing for mattresses, cushions and the like comprising a fabric having formed edge portions at the upper and lower faces of the casing defining vertical side walls, spaced vertical reinforcing ribs formed in the side walls of the casing, each rib including a cord extending from one formed edge to the other and secured therein, and lines of stitching passing through the fabric and firmly securing said cord to said fabric throughout the entire length of the cord.

2. A mattress tick comprising opposite sides, an intermediate border, and spaced apart resiliently flexible reinforcing cords imparting a yielding resistance to downward pressure on the border, and a vertically ribbed effect to the outer side thereof, said cords being laid on one side of the border, extending across the same from edge to edge, and secured to the border by stitches which include portions extending lengthwise of the cords and bearing on one side of the border, and portions bearing on and extending across the cords; the side portions of the border, backed by the cords, forming ribs on one side of the border, while the opposite side portions of the cords, and the stitch portions bearing thereon, form ribs on the opposite side of the border.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification.

RAYMOND E. REIOHELT. 

